Hello @caleb-marvel !
The best way to become part of the ANC community is to sign up for a community like https://peakd.com/c/hive-127788.
It will be similar on the other frontends (hive.blog; ecency).
Then you will be able to read articles about nature and write your own articles in peace.
How to submit an article to the contest is described in the rules that are listed in this article.
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